Games on August 5, 1933

The games of August 5, 1933

On August 5, 1933, 11 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 15-6, the widest margin of the day. One-run games: the Boston Braves 2-1 over the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the St. Louis Browns 10-9 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Washington Senators 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Philadelphia Athletics, 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Giants, 11-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 7-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1933 and the next, Aug 6, 1933. The 1933 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.